A glossary of reference on subjects connected with the Far East / by Herbert A. Giles.

  • Herbert Giles
Date:
1886
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Credit: A glossary of reference on subjects connected with the Far East / by Herbert A. Giles. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ‘‘Ajeeb then said to the eunuch, Boy, I long fora little diversion.” [“^^The term hoy is not used hereto imply that the eunuch was a youth ; but in the sense in which it is often employed by us; as synonymous with servant.”'] Lane’s Arabian Nights. \ BBAYES : Chinese soldiers. So called because they wear the above character which means brave” upon their backs. ^‘Braves” are strictly speaking irregular levies, called into existence and disbanded as occasion may require; but among foreigners the word has come to be used in the general sense given above, o , ! BBAHMANISM. The ancient Hindu religion, or religion of caste, against the thrall of which. Buddhism was a protest. Its chief doctrine was that by severe penances and torture of the body a man may acquire perfect wisdom. i ' - i i. BEICK TEA: ^ A common kind of tea prepared in the tea districts of Central China by softening refuse leaves, twigs, and dust with boiling water, and then press¬ ing the compound into large slabs like bricks. Sub¬ divided into (1) Large Green, (2) Small Green, and (3) Black. Is consumed in great quantities in Siberia and Mongolia, where it is also used as a medium of exchange. The Mongol tests the soundness of tea by placing a brick on his head, and pulling the extremities down- wards with both hands ; if the brick does not break or '^give, it is sound; if it breaks or bends it is com- “ paratively worthless.”—G. M. Grant. BEIHJAL: A kind of egg-plant (solanum melongenaj found all over China. The Indian hdigun. BU: A Japanese silver coin equal to about l/4d, now no longer in circulation. 4 hu were equal to 1 rid or tael.
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